Austin has gone 8-2 against Bob Jones recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Austin Black Bears are taking a road trip to face off against the Bob Jones Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 902 yards in their previous games.
Bob Jones is hoping to do what Huntsville couldn't on Friday: put an end to Austin's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Austin's way against Huntsville as Austin made off with a 38-13 win. Given the Black Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Panthers are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jl Davis, who threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Jaxon Potter did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 145 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Bob Jones gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They strolled past Sparkman with points to spare, taking the game 56-37.
Malachi Foster was his usual excellent self, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Samuel Monroe was another key player, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bob Jones' defensive line and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tristen Rice and Chandler Vaughn, who racked up all four sacks between them. With that strong performance, Rice is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Sparkman's side was Aden Preyear, who made 18 total tackles and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bob Jones was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Austin pushed their record up to 6-0-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Bob Jones, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Davis and Johnny Jackson. Davis has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 191.5 passing yards and has 12 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Jackson has averaged 239.1 passing yards and has 16 passing touchdowns on the season.
Everything came up roses for Austin against Bob Jones when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-22 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Austin since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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